Community Relations



Valencia College Partners with Orange, Osceola Counties to Provide Job Training to Unemployed

ORLANDO – Valencia College has partnered with Osceola County government and Orange County government to provide short-term job training for [...]


Historical Society Tribute to Honor Valencia College, Sandy Shugart

Valencia College and the college’s current president, Sandy Shugart, will be honored by the Historical Society of Central Florida on [...]


Guide to Student Services and Support

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Valencia College faculty and staff to change the way we operate. Over the past six [...]


Preserving the Past: Professor Archives Photos of Orlando’s African-American Community

On a sunny February afternoon, Valencia College professor Mark McMeley is seated at a desk perusing photographs in an old [...]


Downtown Center for Accelerated Training Holds First Open House

In August 2019, Valencia College opened the Center for Accelerated Training in downtown Orlando, with a mission to move people [...]


Walt Disney World Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Valencia College’s Culinary and Hospitality Programs

Walt Disney World Resort has announced that it will invest $1.5 million in Valencia College’s culinary arts and hospitality program, [...]


Valencia College Alumnus Helps Restore Identity to Those in Need

Normally, the Salvation Army overlooking Lake Dot is a quiet nook, just west of I-4 and north of Parramore. But [...]


Valencia College to Offer Free Tax Preparation Help

Just in time for tax season – and as 2018’s federal tax reform laws take effect – Valencia College accounting [...]


Grant Offers Hurricane-Displaced Professionals Free English Courses, Orientation Services

Through a federal grant awarded to CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), Valencia College will provide English language courses and community orientation [...]


Valencia College Presents ‘Theater of War,’ Epic Stories for Our Times

Orlando, FL – Ancient wars and modern wars have many things in common – but foremost is the suffering of [...]